plait

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Verb 3 Middle English 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ple:t/ or /plæt/

  Rhymes: -æt

[edit] Etymology

From Old French pleit, from Latin plecto, which is akin to Old Norse flétta (Danish flette) and to Russian сплетать.

[edit] Noun

plait (plural plaits)

1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait.
2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.

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[edit] Verb

to plait (third-person singular simple present plaits, present participle plaiting, simple past and past participle plaited)

1. (transitive) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.
2. (transitive) To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.

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[edit] French

[edit] Verb

plait

1. Alternative spelling of plaît.

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[edit] Middle English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French pleit, plaid.

[edit] Noun

plait alternative spelling of plaid

1. an argument or debate